All Creations of God stretch Infinitely,

All Times, Past, Present and Future,

Worlds imagined and unimagined..
Everything that Can be,
Everything that Cannot be,
All eist some!here..
"eyond this !orld are myriad !orlds,
And beyond all !orlds,
Is the #ne that is Eternal..
The Hindu New Year has just started and Chaitra Navratri gets over today. Calculations tell us
that we are in the 5114th Year of the Era of Kaliyuga, a thought that was enough to get me
started on an exploration of the scriptures once again.
Hindu scriptures have always used mind-oggling numers for the !ge of the "niverse and the
#ods inhaiting it. $or example, Brahma, the Creator-#od, has an impressive life span that
runs into trillions of %olar Years&
The 'Chemical locha' in my rain ma'es me loo' for a scienctific su-text in every religious text
that ( read. How can it e, that the demi-gods and their %uperior gods have such long time-
spans that ma'e them seem almost ())*+T!, to us--
$or some time now, ( have een nursing this notion- COULD the multi-limbed gods and
goddesses ith su!er-human abilities" s!a#e-#rafts and atomi#-ea!onry" be a#tually
su!er-ad$an#ed %L&E'( ith a )een interest in our orld**
#ods as !lien .enefactors of Human-'ind
( don/t intend this statement to e lasphemous, as ( myself am as much a )an of $!(TH as of
%C(0NC0 and completely elieve in the 1ivinity of (u!reme Lord and the +oly ,rinity. 2hat
( propose here is a new understanding of the 10)(-#*1% as deni3ens of the same "niverse
living on different planets called ,*4!%.
They have access to highly advanced %cience 5that we percieve as supernatural ailities6 and a
much etter grasp of the %upreme ,ord/s Cosmic 7lan& *f course, they are %piritually more
advanced too and perform their individual roles in running the "niverse impeccaly vi3. &ndra-
the ,ord of +ain, -arun-the ,ord of *ceans and Yamara.-the ,ord of 1eath.
Could the %cientific advancement of these eings have resulted in their extended life-spans as
well-- To us, the 2orld seems to e ending, ut our .rahma has 8"%T hit )iddle-age, and is
currently near the Noon of the 9st 1ay of the :9st year of his life&
.y my calculation, ,ord .rahma/s current age of :; 1eva Years 5<9:: Trillion Human Years6 =
Half a 1ay 5<9.>: .illion Years6 amounts to the massive figure of 155/501150 ,rillion (olar
Years which would also e the !ge of *"+ "niverse approximately&&
.rahma, the 9:; Trillion Year old #od&
?!rtist-!nirudh %ainath@
(t is noteworthy that unli'e any other elief system in the 2orld, +indu Cosmology tal's aout
Time frames that are even $"+TH0+ in the mists of time than the approximations arrived at
y current %cience 5!ge of "niverse - 9A .illion years6.
2hether we consider them advanced aliens or demi-gods, these eings would e $!+ $!+
%uperior to us in %cientific as well as %piritual pursuits and we should 'eep that in our mind
while reading aout their super-human feats in the ancient chronicles. +especting the authority of
these same sources, in this post, let us emar' on a journey of (#ri!tural (!a#e-E2!loration.
Do %liens E2ist*
*ur planet is the only 4N*2N planet which has given irth to ,ifeB however, it does not
follow that it is the *N,Y one capale of supporting ,ife&
There are .illions and .illions of %tars in each #alaxyB .illions of #alaxies in each "niverse,
and as we learnt in the Cnd post 5Bla#) +oles and Bhaga$atam 6, .illions of "niverses in the
)aterial Creation&& (t is more li'ely than not, that ,ife in its myriad forms exists in not just one
ut many other planets as yet undiscovered y the human race.
.illions of stars in our #alaxy )il'y 2ay

Trillions of #alaxies in the "niverse
Dillions of "niverses emerging from %hri )aha-Eishnu
%cientifically, it is still undetermined whether the universe exists y itself or is just one of the
countless trillions within a larger 3ulti$erse, itself contained within the Omni$erse that is the
)aterial 2orld.
0ven if we forget the )ulti-verse and 7arallel "niverses we encountered in a previous post, there
are still enough planets within our *2N "niverse, which could e inhaited y alien species.
Here, ( would Fuote my favorite author, %rthur C/ Clar)e to put a very valid point across-
Almost certainly there is enough land in the s$y to give every member of the human s%ecies, his
o!n %rivate !orld& "ut ho! many of those %otentially habitable !orlds are A'(EA)*
inhabited, !e have no !ay of $no!ing&
Yet, as he Fuite eloFuently states, the arriers of distance are crumlingB one day %**N we
may meet our 0Fuals, or our )asters, among the stars.
!dvanced !liens from a Hollywood flic'
%adly, Human race today, is li'e the proverial $rog-in-the-well. 2e have een cocooned y our
!tmosphere and sheltered from the harsh realities of "niverse for so long, that we just can/t
rememer how things are outside of it. .ut there are entire %olar %ystems, #alaxies and even
"niverses that are inaccessile to us right now and it would e good to rememer the plausaility
of ,ife existing somewhere out there.
Different 4orlds in Our Uni$erse
,et us egin our journey with a rief insight into our current place in the "niverse y means of
this animationG
Doom out from 0arth to the "niverse
(t would e immediately clear from this video that we are an extremely tiny and insignificant part
of this gigantic "niverse and there are illions and 3illions of worlds out there aout which we
have asolutely no clue even today. $ortunately for us, the !ncients were N*T as short-sighted
or limited y %cientific Theories as we are today, and have descried planets, galaxies and even
multiple "niverses in this )aterial +ealm which would act li'e what %cience calls
an Omni$erse.
The Puraans give TH+00 different divisions of our "niverse and lael them as theG
Urdh$a-lo)a 5Highest aodes6,
3adhya or Bhu-lo)a 5)iddle ones6, and
%dho-lo)a 5the ,ower realms6.
Earious scriptures tal' aout these different realms within )aterial Creation. (n the #reat 2ar of
)ahaharat, when !rjuna faltered in his duty, ,ord 4rishna gave him the 1ivine discourse
of (hrimad Bhaga$ad 5eeta, and let him have a glimpse of His %upreme -irat-6oo!.
(n this "niversal $orm of the ,ord, !rjun could see the entire cosmos. 0ternity manifests itself in
endless ways on endless planes of existence and from head to toe, !rjuna saw the ody of ,ord
4rishna encompassing 9A different planetary dimensions&&
Eirat +oop of ,ord Eishnu
,et us try to understand what the fourteen planetary systems or ,o'as refer to and what is their
geographical and spatial arrangement.
Lo)as in Our Uni$erse
0ach "niverse is shaped li'e an egg 5Brahmand6 and within it exist the three levels of ,o'as.
There are 9A planetary systems comprising the three ,o'as and elow them exist the C> different
Hells. (t is interesting to note that various 7uraans claim the original aode of %hiva to e at the
oundary of this "niverse and N*T 4ailash.

.rahmand and its ,o'as
The -ayu 7uraan" Cha!ter 89 sheds more light on the details of this place and says that eyond
.rahmalo'a and eneath the upper crust of the Cosmic 0gg H in etween these two is the 7"+!
5%hivaIs city6, his divine aode )!N*)!Y! 5consisting of the mind6.
This, then is the *riginal and %upreme aode of %hiva where He resides till the end of Creation
and is visited y the other gods in their space-crafts 5aliens again-6. This would also ma'e sense,
since geologically, the Himalayas 5of which )ount 4ailash is a part6, did not rise up till aout :o
million years ago&
The +ari-$amsha says that Higher planetary systems are the realms of 1evas, !ngels, %pirits
and )anesB )iddle 7lanets 5.hu-,o'a6 the aode of mortal eings li'e Humans and animalsB
and the ,ower planets are populated y the 1emons and Nagas. %ince the names in the (mage
aove may not e very clear, ( am jotting down the 9A systems hereG
+igher Lo)as - Loer Lo)as
%atyalo'a 9 !tal
Tapolo'a C Eital
8anlo'a J %utal
)aharlo'a A +asatal
%wargalo'a : Talatal
.huvarlo'a K )ahatal
.hulo'a L 7atal
!ll these planets are within the material world and under the control of 1evi 1urga, therefore the
)aterial Creation is also 'nown as De$i-dham/
1evelopment of higher consciousness, starts with human eings, and further increases among the
deni3ens of higher planetary systems. *ur 0arth is situated close to the middle of these planetary
systems and represents the )ortal +ealms 'nown as the Bhu 3andala.
:ain (#ri!tures also descrie a similar form 'nown as the Lo)-!urush or the Cosmic )an. The
torso and head of the Cosmic )an contain a series of heavenly realms where the inhaitants
experience lives of pleasure. The legs represent a series of seven hells, which offer an endless
variety of torments.
,o'as in 8ain cosmology
$or us, the most important part of the universe, is the dis' at the ,o'a-purush/s waist,
representing the )(11,0-2*+,1, where humans live and great teachers can e orn. (n this
post, ( shall ta'e you through the 9A planetary systems starting with the Top planets first and
gradually progressing to the ,ower ones.
U6D+-%-LOK% or ,he +igher 7lanets
The Higher 7lanets are aodes of super-intelligent, super-human, semi-divine and spiritually
advanced eings. ,oosely they may e understood as the Heavenly planets compared to the
)iddle +ealm of 0arth-li'e planets and the lower Hellish realms.
Comparative arrangement of ,o'as
This group contains %(M planetary systems shown in the image aove as the top six ,o'as.
The lowest of these, the .huvar-,o'a, lies immediately aove the 0arthly +ealm or Bhu-Loka.
(%,Y%-LOK%
The H(#H0%T planet in the )aterial +ealm is the aode of Lord Brahma, the progenitor of this
universe. !long with him are present, his consort (arasati and other spiritual entities who,
after eons of spiritual penance have een ale to transcend the onds of )aterial world and reach
this plane y traversing through the )il'y 2ay.
%atya-,o'a or .rahma-,o'a
!t the time of final dissolution of the material planets the residents here transform their sutle
odies into spiritual odies and enter the eternal -ai)untha planets which egin CK,C;;,;;;
yojanas !.*E0 the %atyalo'a.
,%7O-LOK%
This is the aode of the four 4umars named (anat" (ana)" (anandan" and (anatan and is
located 9C;,;;;,;;; yojanas elow the %atya-,o'a.
They are the first incarnations of ,ord Eishnu and represent the Gyan-shakti 5power of
'nowledge6 of the ,ord. They are collectively referred to as the 4umars ecause they are
immortal and live for the entire duration of universal time, yet retain their appearance of : year
old 'ids&
The A 4umars preaching %upreme 4nowledge
.ecause of their pure nature, they have easy access to the Brahma-Loka as well as the %piritual
+ealm and regularly visit ,ord Eishnu in the Vaikuntha.
:%'%-LOK% ; 3%+%6-LOK%
The next ,o'a lies >;,;;;,;;; yojanas elow the Tapalo'a and is the aode of great
rishis. C;,;;;,;;; yojanas elow 8analo'a is the )aharlo'a which is another aode of great
saints and sages.
These ,o'as are populated y mystics who can move etween any planets within the material
universe at speeds unthin'ale to modern %cience and the greatest of sages, such as Bhrigu
3uni, live in this place. The inhaitants have a life span of one whole day of .rahma 5A.JC
.illion years6&
%ages of 8ana-,o'a and )ahar-lo'a worshipping the ,ord
2hen the fire of devastation reaches this planet the residents transport themselves to Satyaloka
where they live further efore the highest of planets is also destroyed. They then transform their
sutle odies to spiritual and enter the spiritual realms.
Here, y means of his Karma, a soul can either go higher, up to Satyaloka and ecome .rahma/s
associate, or down, to the level of the De$as or demigods .
(4%65%-LOK%
The aode of the JJ Eedic gods also 'nown as the ,rayastri <a in .uddhist cosmology
is located on the pea' of 3ount 3eru, the central mountain of the world, at a height of >;,;;;
yojans.
This ,o'a corresponds to the concept of Heaven as descried in the 2estern sense of the term.
Here the 4ing of the #ods, &ndra rules with his rothers and companions. His entourage
comprises of !ngels, Gandharvas, Asaras, !aruts, Vasus and other divine eings.
The Heavenly +ealm
This is one of the most opulent planetary system with unimaginale riches, wish-fulfilling trees,
supersonic space-crafts, aility to travel in different dimensions, long life-spans, and freedom
from disease and disaility. The duty of these Demi-gods is to manage the affairs of the universe,
protecting its inhaitants against the demons.
The capital city of this world is %mra$ati - !ode of the (mmortals. (ndra and his fellow-
residents otain all the pleasures of life ecause of the wish-fulfilling cow Kamdhenu. This
divine cow, the three-headed 2hite 0lephant Airavat as well as the $lying
Horse "chhaihshrava 5<#ree' 7egasus6 were the riches (ndra otained after the Churning of the
Cosmic *cean.
(ndra riding the winged-horse "cchaihshrava

However, the JJ gods do not have a completely worry-free life here. (n particular, they find
themselves freFuently challenged y the %suras who dwell at the foot of %umeru, plotting for
ways to overthrow the 1evas and ta'e over their 'ingdom.
1evas getting ready for a attle with !suras
(mage courtesy #rant )orrison/s 9> 1ays
?!rt y )u'esh %ingh@
%criptural references ma'e it eFuivalent to the Bibli#al +ea$en or &slami# :annat where the
good souls go after death to reap the enefits of their good Karma.
(f they ecome advanced in devotional service, they can advance to one of the
higher 3unilo)as ut if they ecome attached to material enjoyment, they will degrade into a
lower position of a semi-divine eing of even a Human again.
B+U-%6-LOK%
This planetary system roughly corresponds to our %olar %ystem and contains $ive
major planets plus the %un-#od. However, there are two planets outside the %olar
%ystem included in this - #hruva Loka or 7ole %tar and the realm of the Sata-rishis or .ig
1ipper.
These ,o'as are the aodes of (emi-di$ine eings who are one notch higher than the
Humans. They assist the demigods in various ways and sometimes interact with the humans. .y
advancement in their service they can ecome a Demigod or y indulging in enjoyment, e orn
as a +uman on the 0arthly +ealms.
Dhru$-Lo)a
(t is the planetary complex revolving around the 7olestar that is said to e 9;,;;;,;;; yojans
elow the )aharlo'a. (t is descried as the center of a right ring of stars identified with our
galaxy, )il'y 2ay.
(n every material universe, there is one -ai)unth planet with an ocean of mil' where ,ord
Eishnu resides on an island called Shvetadvia. (n our "niverse, this planet is situated in the
0astern side of 1hruvalo'a and is the aode of ,ord 4shiroda'shayi Eishnu&
.rahma and the demigods meditating on ,ord Eishnu at the %hvet-dvipa in 1hruv ,o'a
This transcendental island is C;;,;;; sFuare miles and covered with desire trees for the pleasure
of the %upreme ,ord who resides here with #oddess ,a'shmi and other pure, transcendental
entities.
!s it is a spiritual planet, it is eternal and therefore remains when all other planets within the
material universes are destroyed. (t is elieved to e the pivot for all material stars and planets
with even the %un, revolving at the speed of 9K,;;; miles per second around the #hruvaloka.
!s mentioned in a previous post ?Bla#) +oles and Bhaga$atam@, this ,o'a is located at the
5ala#ti# Center which is formed y a %uper-massive .lac' Hole which may act as a portal
etween the 7hysical and %piritual +ealms.
(a!ta-rishi Lo)a
The aode of the %even #reat %eers or the (a!ta-rishis located 9;;,;;; Yojans elow the
1hruva-,o'a.
The seven rishis are the most advanced spiritual guides for Humanity and have een present at
all major time periods of our History. !stronomically, their aode is recogni3ed in the form of
the .ig 1ipper or "rsa )ajor constellation and it always revolves around the #hruv-Loka or
7ole %tar.
%apta-rishi ,o'a revolves around the 7ole %tar
+ishi -asishth was the preceptor of the %olar 1ynasty or %uryavansh while -ishamitra was
the guru of ,ord +ama. There are numerous stories and legends in the ancient scriptures which
relate the immense services these rishis have provided to different rulers on our planet since the
eginning of time.
'a)shtara-Lo)a
Na'shatra )andala is the stellar neighorhood of the %olar %ystem perceived as the starry night
s'y. (t is generally eFuated with the Dodiac )ap around the 0arth and represents the different
constellations visile to us from 0arth.
Na'shatra-)andal
Lo)as of (olar 7lanets
The next ,o'as are those of the major %olar planets vi3. )ercury, Eenus, )ars, 8upiter and
%aturn which are the aodes of the divine-eings called Budh, Shukra, !an$al, Brihasati and
Shanaichar respectively.
The ,o'as of %olar 7lanets
!n alternate view is that these are spherical shell regions in which the respective planet/s orits
are situated and these shells contain one after the other in the order of )ercury, Eenus, )ars,
8upiter and %aturn. These are elieved to e located at a respective distance of C,;;,;;; Yojans
each.
(urya-Lo)a
%imilarly, the %urya-,o'a refers to the sphere of the (un-god and the %olar neighorhood. (t is
located at a height of 9,;;,;;; Yojans aove the 0arth.
The )ost importnt thing aout this ,o'a is that it is situated ang in the middle of the .hulo'a
and .huvarlo'a, rotating through the time circle of the 3odiac. Thus, it represents not only the
center of the %olar %ystem, ut !,%* the center of the "niverse&&
%urya-,o'a represents the center of our "niverse
%ince all oservale data has shown the "niverse to e expanding all around us, it )!Y in fact
.0 true that our %olar %ystem occupies the central position in the 0gg-shaped "niverse that we
exist in. Those interested in 'nowing more can go through this article y 1r. +ussel Humphrey
- ?Our-gala2y-is-the-#entre-of-the-uni$erse-=uanti>ed-redshifts-sho@.
(t is not so easy to determine the real space structure of the universe ecause there/s
no (N1070N10NT measure of distance in the universe. Hence, the astronomers have to loo' at
a map of redshifts and directions in the s'y from where the light has come. Then to get the
distance to the source galaxy they have to assume the Hule law.
%uch oservations have confirmed that numerical values of galaxy redshifts are NFuanti3edI,
tending to fall into distinct groups. !ccording to +ubble?s La, redshifts are proportional
to how far a #alaxy is from us and an analysis of these shifts shows that galaxies tend to e
grouped into 5conceptual6 spherical shells concentric around our home galaxy, the )il'y 2ay.
Chandra-Lo)a
Chandra%Soma is the %ans'rit name of the 3oon-god and hence, this ,o'a includes the satellite
of )oon as well as its orital neighorhood.
(t should e rememered that when the scriptures tal' aout the %un or the )oon-gods, it does
not imply that the %tar and the %atellite themselves are revered as #ods& There are deities who
have een given the responsiility of these Heavenly odies and TH0Y are the ones referred to
y these terms.
Chandra-,o'a, aode of the )oon-god
)oon influences the tidal processions and growth of vegetation therefore it is considered the life-
giver for all living eings on earth. Here the celestial, intoxicating everage called Soma is also
availale which is consumed y (ndra and other 1evas especially when they are getting ready for
a attle.
6ahu
+ahu is the North node of the )oon/s orit while its counterpart 4etu is the southern one. (t is
said to e situated >;,;;; miles aove the three previous ,o'as and is responsile for causing
the %olar and ,unar eclipses.
!stronomically, +ahu and 4etu are identified with the %s#ending and Des#ending 'odes of the
)oon which are the points where the orits of %un and )oon intersect and if the alignment is
correct, either a %olar or ,unar eclipse may occur.
+ahu and 4etu as Nodes of the ,unar orit
Thus, these are not imaginary entities which periodically swallow the %un and the )oon to cause
an eclipse ut !CT"!, positions contriuting to the eclipses. The ancients were after all N*T
cra3y and the myths actually have underlying science inherent in them.
(iddhalo)a" Charanalo)a" ; -idyadharalo)a
These planets are spread from aove the !ntari'sh to the orit of the )oon. Their residents are
orn with all the mystic siddhis naturally, including the aility to travel to other planets without
using mechanical contraptions.
EidyadharsO!ngels visit 0arth as messengers
The Vidyadhars are winged-creatures corresponding to the western concept of !ngels
and Siddhas are advanced eings who do not need wings to fly on account of their mystic Yogic
powers. Chaarans spend most of their time traveling etween the different planetary systems,
eulogi3ing the ,ord.
To me, the aove mentioned three dimensions seem to represent the 1(E(%(*N% of
!T)*%7H0+0 which is Fuite neatly divided into three ands as well&
The ,ayers of !tmosphere etween %un and 0arth
(t is Fuite possile, that the three ,o'as mentioned here, actually refer to the !tmospheric layers
of Thermosphere, )esosphere and %tratosphere and these entities exist there in an ethereal form.
%ntari)sh
The s'y called Antariksh is the lowest of the higher ,o'as and exists immediately aove the
0arth realm. (t extends as far as the wind lows and clouds float in the s'y and within it are
the residences of &akshas, 'akshashas, Pisachas, #hosts, and other etheral eings.
Now that we are done with the Higher planets, let/s move on to the )iddle level 0arth-li'e
worlds 'nown as th 3rityu-Lo)a or Bhu-Lo)a.
3%D+Y%-LOK% or ,he 3iddle 7lanets
The Bhumandala comprises of %0E0N 7lanets giving rise to the )ortal +ealm. These areG
:ambu-d$i!a"
7la)sha-d$i!a"
(almali-d$i!a"
Kusha-d$i!a"
Kraun#ha-d$i!a"
(ha)a-d$i!a"
7ush)ar-d$i!a
2e have already identified 8!)."12007 as our planet, in a previous post ?:ambud$i! - ,he
5lobal &sland@. The other six planets are arranged in a concentric fashion around the central
planet 0arth.
1vipas in their orits with 0arth in the Centre
( wouldn/t go much into the details of the different planets here ecause the descriptions more or
less follow the same pattern as those of the 0arth. !ll these planets have land surrounded y huge
oceans and comprise of Humanoid species.
However, the deni3ens here live longer and are more materially opulent than the deni3ens of our
world ecuase right from 7la)sh-d$i!a to (ha)-d$i!a, there is a perpetual (reta-&u$a which is
a more conducive age than our present 4ailyuga.
( hope most of you would have grasped the point to e noted here - Besides Earth" there
are (&@ more !lanets hi#h ha$e +uman-beingsA+umanoids inhabiting themB
The significance of this information is huge&& (f only we could identify these planets, we would
e ale to identify the location of *TH0+ intelligent species similar to us as well. ( for one
would e most eager to join if someone with access to astronomical resources needed for this
endeavor decides to ta'e the initiative..
Till then, let us do what we can and learn more aout the other ,o'as.
%D+O-LOK% or ,he Loer 7lanets
!out L;,;;; Yojans elow the earth egin the seven lower planetary systems. (t should e
rememered that these planets may e ,*20+ in spatial co-ordinates ut are materially )*+0
opulent than even the Higher 7lanets hence they are 'nown as the Bila-S)ar$a&
These geographically lower worlds areG
%tal
-ital
(utal
,alatal
3ahataal
6asaatal
7ataal
The residents here enjoy a standard of material comfort "N)!TCH01 y even the higher
planets ecause the deni3ens of these worlds are concerned only with 3aterial enjoyment and
have very loittle (!iritual inclination.
These lower worlds are dar' planets, devoid of any %unshine and are hence arti*icially-lit y
means of huge reflecting surfaces in the form of crystals and gems& %ince time is not divided into
days and nights due to no sunshine reaching these planets, they have no fear produced y time.
These planets are the residence of Daityas" Dana$as" 7anis" 'i$at-)a$a#hs" 6a)shasas"
Kal)eyas" 'agas" Uragas who are all engaged in illusory material enjoyment with no thought of
spiritual lieration. !ll residents athe in elixirs which free them from any anxiety or physical
disease, as well as any signs of physical aging.
+a'shas deni3ens enjoy all )aterial opulences
The visual eauty of these artificial heavens surpasses even that of the higher planets and hence
they are 'nown as Bila-(arga. There are incredile feats of architecture in their cities edec'ed
with valuale jewels.
This sensual atmosphere completely captures the mind, allowing no thoughts ut those directed
toward fulfillment of pleasure. 1emon live in these lower planetary systems with their wives and
children, always engaged in sense gratification and not fearing their next irths.
There are some details which are worth mentioning here-
The planet %utal is the aode of Bali 3ahara., the most enevoent and just 'ing of the
!sura race, who was lessed y ,ord Eishnu to ecome the +ndra for the next
!anvantar.
(n the ,ower planets of )ahataal and 7ataal, reside the 'agas or the semi-human serpent
people. The Nagalo'a is a splendid place with unimaginale riches. !ll dar'ness is
anished here ecause of the rilliantly glowing jewels on the hoods of the huge serpents.
The 4ing of the Nagas, -asu)i resides here in his capital Bhoga$ati.
Naga city of .hogavati

.uddhist texts mention eight major 'ings of the Nagas - Vasuki, (akshak, Nanda,
"ananda, Sa$ar, Balvan, Anavatata and "tal. The same are also referred to as the
/0ight 1ragon 4ings/ in Chinese and :a!anese legends.
.elow the lowest planet of 7ataal, is the planet of the )anes or ancestors who are 'nown
as the 7itras.
Texts li'e the 3ahabharat repeatedly give incidents of Nagas emerging from under the ground
5inspired proaly y their tendency to live in urrows6 and Naga princesses aducting
handsome men deep down under water. )aye a thorough underwater exploration can help shed
some light on the possile existence of portals etween these worlds and our 0arth.
Till now, we have encountered planets with advanced eings having multiple lims who can
transport themselves from one place to another in a fraction of a second 5-ai)unth-Lo)a6.
2e saw planets where people travel on airplanes and space-crafts rather than ground-cars
5(arga-Lo)a6 and also read aout planets that do not need the %un for survival 5Bila-(arga6
.eneath all these, and slightly aove the Gar,hodak ocean, are the Naraklokas, or the hellish
planets.

'%6%K-LOK% or ,he +ellish 7lanets
Nara' is the Hindu counterpart of Christian +ell and (slamic Do>a)h.
This place acts as a purgatory for the souls who have commited the most aominale actions on
the earthly plane. "nli'e the 0ternal Hell of 2estern religions though, this place is temporary
and once the soul has learnt its lesson, it is free to move ac' into the regular dimension.
,owest of all are the 7lanets of Hell
There are C> different hells descried in the Eedic literature and these planets areG (aurav, +u$ar,
(odha, Tal, ,ishsan, -aha.!al, Ta%ta$umbh, 'avan, ,ilohit, (udhiramabh, ,aitarni, /rimish,
/rimibho.an, Asi%atravana, /rishna, 'alabha$sha, )arun, Puyuvah, Pa%, ,ahni.!al,
Adhahshira, +andansh, /alsutra, Tamas, Avichi, +!abho.an, A%ratishthit and A%rachi.
The different Hells
The ancient sages have made provisions of expiation for those sinners who feel guilty in their
conscience after committing their sins. *nly those sinners who do not expiate for their sins fall
into these hells. !lthough life here seems to go on for an eternity, in actual fact the duration of
one/s Karmic sentence here may e only seconds or moments.
!ll these Hells are under the domain of %urya-putra Yamara. where he delivers judgement
according to the record 'ept y his assistant Chitra-gupta.
Yamraj in his Court of 8ustice
(mage courtesy 1ominiFue !mendola
!s ( understand, the sins are paid off in hell only when you have achieved the human form at the
end of the >A la'h irths you have ta'en.. at all other times, the soul is immediately transferred to
a new ody as soon as it leaves the previous one.
.elow these planets is the 5arbhoda) O#ean which forms the ottom of the "niversal -$$ or
the Brahm-and.
Coundation of Our Uni$erse
!t the ase of our "niverse lies the immense #arhoda' *cean on which reclines the second
form of ,ord Eishnu - (hri 5arbhoda)shayi -ishnu, resting on the 0ternal serpent, %nanta-
(hesha. ?$or details chec' this lin' - Creation by Brahma@.
$inal arrangement of the ,o'as
%nant-(hesh has thousands of hoods and each of the hoods carries a right gemstone that
illuminates the a3imuths. !t the end of every Kala, .rahma goes to sleep and rests for the night.
The time has come now for the !aha-ralaya when fiery poison emanates from !nanta/s
thousands of hoods and destroys all Creation. This is the (an)arshan form of the ,ord from
whose eyerows appears the three-eyed 6udra who destroys the three worlds and dances the
dance of destruction 'nown as the Tandav.
,ord %an'arshan destroys the creation at the end of .rahma/s day
$rom all that we have read aout the different ,o'as, Bhu-Lo)a or the 0arth-+ealm seems to e
sort of a ,aunch-pad from where you can reach the other worlds ased on your Karma.
Through 5OOD 4arma and right inclination, one can ascend to the %piritually advanced Higher
planetsB through OK%Yish 4arma, indulgence of senses and unridled desires, one can descend
to the %piritually deprived ut )aterially advanced ,ower planets. !nd through really really
really B%D 4arma, one may have to suffer in one of the Hellish planets&
This, ( elieve is the central learning from all this 'nowledge. 0ven if you are a De$a or a 6ishi,
there/s no guarantee that you won/t e orn as a 6a)shas or an ant or a acteria in your next
irth& There are numerous instances where a 1ivine eing was cursed to e orn as a Human or
an animal ecause of his ad 4arma.
,he only #ertain ay to get out of this (amsara or the 'e$er-ending Cy#le of Birth and
Death is to )ee! the Lord in your heart in e$ery a#tion that you do" in e$ery thought that
#omes to your mind" and in e$ery breath that you ta)e/
( conclude this post with a statement from the Brahma--ai$arta 7uraan -
0arer naam 0arer naam 0are naam /evalam,
/alau na asti eva na asti eva na asti eva gatih anyathha&
*nly the name of Hari, *nly the name of Hari, *nly the name of Hari,
There/s no other delieverance, no other deliverance, no other deliverance in this !ge of 4ali&
/
%um (hantiD (hantiD (hantiD
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